Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Tiered Tooth

Notomys macrotis compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Tiered Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hericiaceae
Genus	Notomys	Hericium
Species	Notomys macrotis	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Tiered Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

The Big-eared Hopping Mouse (Notomys macrotis) is a species in the genus Notomys. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.